People
OPM updates unscheduled telework option
The Office of Personnel Management is revising its dismissal and closure procedures for the Washington, D.C., area after January’s snowstorm commute that left some people stranded on the road for up to 13 hours.
Modernization
When telework really isn't
GSA's telework centers don't provide true telework, just a different drive to the office, argues Paul Cantwell.
People
OPM report chronicles performance progress
The Office of Personnel Management has posted its annual report card on how well the agency met its key human resources goals in the past fiscal year.
People
12 telework centers shuttered
Telework centers in the D.C. region had until to Monday to decide whether or not they had enough funding to keeps doors open.
Digital Government
First they giveth, then they taketh away
Well now that the opportunity for many feds to telework has been enshrined in law, a slew of government-supported telework facilities are getting the ax.
People
GSA telepresence centers coming soon
The General Services Administration expects to have 15 telepresence sites – or virtual meeting rooms in federal buildings – up and running in April or May of this year, according to a senior GSA official.
People
OPM report generates more debate about telework
In telework news from around the Web: A growing number of ad hoc teleworkers; 6 ingredients of a telework strategy; Is telework fraud, 'plain and simple'?
People
More feds teleworking, OPM reports
More than 10 percent of eligible federal employees now telework, according to the Office of Personnel Management’s annual Status of Telework Report.
People
Telework tips to relieve management fears
An expert provides some guidance for managers who are worried about allowing employees to telework.
Digital Government
Broadband plan debate: federal bureaucracy or local initiative?
From reforming the Universal Service Fund to determining how grants are allocated, headaches remain for agencies in starting the National Broadband Plan.
Modernization
Government lags in providing telework-enabling tech to employees, study says
Government information employees don't have mobile technologies to support location flexibility, according to a new international study by Forrester Research.
Digital Government
Hey there, out on the plains …
The federal telework bill got a good nudge toward passage last year in the wake of a pair of big snow storms in the D.C. area.
People
Some federal agencies to participate in telework event
Several federal agencies have pledged to participate in telework week later this month, according to the Telework Exchange.
People
OPM tries again to get word out about weather dismissals
OPM alerts employees today on early-release options tomorrow.
People
OPM: Discuss telework options before weather hits
The Office of Personnel Management is encouraging federal employees eligible to telework to discuss their work plans with managers in advance of Tuesday’s expected winter storm.
People
Stranded on the highway or working from home?
How did the heavy snow affect your commute? Were you able to make use of the telework option?
People
Federal furloughs: The telework factor
If a proposal to require federal employees to take unpaid leave passes, will you work anyway?
People
Snow-day telework rules loosen up
The Office of Personnel Management announced a new "unscheduled" telework policy for federal workers who are unable to commute to work due to severe weather or other emergencies.
People
How the federal government is missing the bus with its telework strategy
FCW cartoonist John Klossner is puzzled by the federal government's haphazard telework strategy.
Cybersecurity
3 federal IT security predictions for 2011
Unisys' Patricia Titus says we can expect to see three important security trends this year in response to the growing number of employees who connect to government networks via mobile and/or personal devices.
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